« Fractured Horizons » Anthony James

As the war between the Human Planetary Alliance and the Daklan intensifies, Captain Carl Recker experiences a sudden change in fortune.

With battle–hardened officers in short supply, he’s given command of a modified, shipyard–fresh destroyer and a mission to go with it. As part of a task force under the command of an officer Recker is unfortunately all–too–familiar with, the plan is to recover weapons and technology from an uncharted world on the edge of known space.

Easy.

Little does Recker know it, but the outcome of this mission may well determine the future of both humanity and the Daklan. The distant planet Pinvos will be the scene of conflict and destruction on a cataclysmic scale and even success will be tempered by the uncertainty of what he discovers.

With each passing day, a faraway war fought on a colossal scale comes ever nearer and humanity has no defence against the weapons created to fight it. No defence except perhaps one thing. The alien warship Vengeance has survived countless engagements and still it endures, scarred by the brutality of its past.

And Recker is the only man with the key to unlock its secrets.